Into the Fire Lyrics

[Verse 1]
The sky was falling and streaked with blood
I heard you calling me, then you disappeared into the dust
Up the stairs, into the fire
Yeah, up the stairs, into the fire


[Pre-Chorus 1]
I need your kiss
But love and duty called you someplace higher
Somewhere up the stairs
Into the fire

[Chorus]
May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love give us love

[Chorus]
May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love give us love

[Verse 2]
You gave your love to see in fields of red and autumn brown
You gave your love to me and lay your young body down

Up the stairs, into the fire
Yeah, up the stairs, into the fire
[Pre-Chorus 2]
I need you near
But love and duty called you someplace higher
Somewhere up the stairs
Into the fire

[Chorus]
May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love give us love

[Chorus]
May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love give us love

[Chorus]
May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love give us love

[Verse 3]
It was dark, too dark to see, you held me in the light you gave
You lay your hand on me, then walked into the darkness of your smoky grave
Up the stairs, into the fire
Yeah, up the stairs, into the fire
[Pre-Chorus 1]
I need your kiss
But love and duty called you someplace higher
Somewhere up the stairs
Into the fire

[Chorus]
May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love give us love

[Chorus]
May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love bring us love

[Chorus]
May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love bring us love

[Outro]
May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love bring us love
May your love bring us love

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About

Genius Annotation

“Into the Fire” is inspired by the events of 9/11, as so many songs from The Rising are.

In particular, “Into the Fire” honors all the people who gave their lives: the firefighters and policemen at the World Trade Center, the passengers of Flight 93, and those at the Pentagon after Flight 77 crashed.

It was the first song recorded for The Rising album according to Brian Hiatt’s Bruce Springsteen: The Stories Behind the Songs

Credits
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Recording Engineer
Mixing Engineer
Additional Engineering
Second Engineer
Release Date
July 30, 2002
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